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ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT
Pike Township Municipal Authority
POB 27
Curwensville, PA 16833
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QUALITY
We're pleased to present you with the 2014 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report
is designed to inform you about the quality water and service we deliver to you every day. We are
committed to ensuring the quality of our water. Our primary source of water is Bear Run Reservoir,
and our secondary source is Anderson Creek, both of which are surface sources. We are very pleased
to report that our drinking water meets all State and Federal requirements.
WHAT IS A WATER QUALITY REPORT?
In 1996 Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). It added a provision that all
community water systems deliver to their customers a brief Annual Water Quality Report also called a
Consumer Confidence Report. CCR’s summarize information that your water system already collects
to comply with regulations. The CCR includes information on our source water, the levels of any
detected contaminants, and compliance with drinking water rules, plus some educational information.
Every public water supplier must prepare and distribute a report.
ABOUT THE AUTHORITY
If you should have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please
contact Mike Smeal, Manager at 814-236-2466. We want our customers to be informed about their
water utility. Our regularly scheduled meetings are held the second Monday of every Month at 6:30
PM at the Authority office located on Hixon Road, Curwensville.
PROVIDE & PROTECT
The Staff of the Pike Township Municipal Authority work around the clock to provide top
quality water to every tap. We ask that all of our customers help us protect our water sources, which
are the heart of our community, our way of life and our children’s future.
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MONITORING YOUR WATER
The Pike Township Municipal Authority routinely monitors for constituents in your drinking
water according to State and Federal laws. The table on page (3) shows the results of our monitoring
for the period of January 1st to December 31st 2014. All drinking water, including bottled drinking
water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least a small amount of constituents. It's important to
remember that the presence of these constituents does not necessarily pose a health risk. Also in the
tables on page (3) you might find some terms and abbreviations that you may not be familiar with. To
help you better understand these terms we've provided the following definitions:
Parts per million or Milligrams per liter- (ppm) One part per million
Corresponds to one minute in 2 years or a single penny in $10,000.00.
Parts per billion or Micrograms per liter- (ppb) One part per billion
Corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years or a single penny in $10,000,000.00.
Picocuries per liter – (pCi/l) Picocuries is a measure of radioactivity in water.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal- (MCLG) The "Goal" is the level of a contaminant in
drinking water below which there are no known or expected risk to health. MCLG's allow for a margin
of safety.
Maximum Contaminant Level- (MCL) The "Maximum Allowed" is the highest level of a
contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCL's are set as close to the MCLG's as feasible using
the best available treatment technology.
Action Level – (AL) The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment
or other requirements which a water system must follow.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level- (MRDL): The highest level of a disinfectant allowed
in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control
of microbial contaminants.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal-(MRDLG): The level of a drinking water
disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MDRLG’s do not reflect the
benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contamination.
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INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS TABLE
CONTAMINANT
AND UNIT OF
MEASURE
LIKELY SOURCE
LEVEL
OF
VIOLATION DETECTED RANGE MCLG MCL CONTAMINATION
Corrosion of
No
0.014 (ppb)
(b)
0
AL- household plumbing
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systems, erosion of
natural deposits.
1. Lead (ppb)
Tested on
10-09-13
2. Copper (ppm)
Tested on 10-09-13
3.Barium(ppm)
Tested on
08-06-14
4. Fluoride (ppm)
Tested on 08-06-14
No
0.081 (ppm)
(b)
1.3
AL1.3
No
<.05 (ppm)
(a)
2
2
Corrosion of
household plumbing
systems.
Erosion of natural
deposits.
4
Erosion of natural
deposits.
No
<.20 (ppm)
(a)
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RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS TABLE
CONTAMINANT
AND UNIT OF
MEASURE
Radium- 226
(pCi/L)
08-20-14
VIOLATION
No
LEVEL
DETECTED RANGE MCLG
0.07 (pCi/L)
(a)
LIKELY SOURCE
OF
MCL CONTAMINATION
0
5
Decay of natural
deposits.
DISINFECTIONS BYPRODUCTS
CONTAIMINANT
LIKELY SOURCE
AND UNIT OF
VIOLATION LEVEL
RANGE MCLG
MCL
OF
MEASURE
DETECTED
CONTAMINATION
TTHMs (Total
Byproduct of
trihalomethanes)
No
56 (ppb)
(c)
N/A
80
drinking water
(ppb)
chlorination.
Quarterly Avg.
HAA5s
Byproduct of
(Haloacetic Acids)
No
58.5 (ppb)
(c)
N/A
60
drinking water
(ppb)
disinfection.
Quarterly Avg.
Chlorine Residual
(ppm)
No
1.14 (ppm)
(d)
MRDLG MRDL
Available water
Daily Avg.
4
4
disinfectant.
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FOOTNOTES:
(a) Only one sample is required
(b) None of the 20 samples collected exceeded the Action Levels (AL)
(c) Samples are collected quarterly-(Quarterly Average)
(d) 5 Samples collected monthly-continuous monitoring at the entry point.
As you can see from our tables, our system had no violations. We’re proud that your drinking
water meets or exceeds all State and Federal requirements. We have learned through our monitoring
and testing that some constituents have been detected.
MCL'S
MCL's are set at very stringent levels for health effects. To understand the possible health
effects described for many regulated constituents, a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every
day at the MCL level for a lifetime to have a one in a million chance of having the described health
effect.
CONTAMINATION POTENTIAL
All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by constituents that are
naturally occurring or man made. Those constituents can be microbes, organic or inorganic chemicals,
or radioactive materials. All drinking water including bottled water may reasonably be expected to
contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not
necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and
potential health risks can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency's Safe
Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
VULNERABILITY
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general
population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy,
persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system
disorders, some elderly, and infants can be at risk from infections. These people should seek advice
from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lesson the risk of
infection by cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe
Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791.
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EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
The sources of drinking water (both bottled and tap water) include rivers, lakes, streams,
ponds, reservoirs, springs and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the
ground, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick
up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.
Contaminants that may be present in source water include:

Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage
treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife.

Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or
result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil
and gas production, mining or farming.

Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as
agriculture, urban storm water runoff and residual uses.

Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals,
which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can, also,
come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff and septic systems.

Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally-occurring or be the result of oil and
gas production and mining activities.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the
amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug
Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide
the same protection for public health.
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PIKE TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
POB 27
CURWENSVILLE, PA 16833